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Hilarious line

posted 9 years ago by sc_taylor
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"She doesn't want to make up her own mind. No girl does. She wants you to make it up for her."

Said without a trace of irony.

[–] AvaSinatra59 (191) 6 years ago

Watched it for the umpteenth time on TCM yesterday, and that hit me the same way.

[–] Crystal (534) 5 years ago

Lots of people can feel that way about something at times.

[–] Geiri (844) 4 years ago

Well they didn't yet have blue haired activists in the 50's.

[–] Owlwise (1485) 3 years ago

Yes, the attitude of the times ... but also Mick encouraging Ron to set aside his wounded pride & go after Cary, just as Cary's doctor advises her to go after Ron. In a way, it's coming full circle: just as Ron helped Mick at his low point in life, simply by being an example of a better approach to life, now Mick is trying to help Ron at his low point.